Big Joz has been wanting new dishes for a while now, but I was perfectly content with what I had. Yes, the Pfaltzgraff Heritage we eat from dailiy is over 19 years old and some pieces are definitely showing their age. But I like my dishes. They are my wedding dishes. And food looks good on them. They are simple and traditional...you know, like me. Besides, if he'll get rid of our dishes, what's next? ME?? I digress....
For the last few months, anytime we'd go someplace that carried dishes, we'd look. But of course, nothing came to close to making us love them the way Heritage did.
Wednesday afternoon we were at Belk and Big Joz caved...he found some he liked...A LOT! They are called Oneida Lava or Oneida Effects Lava, depending on where you're looking. The original price on these little jewels is $100 for four 4-pc. place settings. That's 25 bucks a place setting, which if you broke it down by four pieces, maybe it doesn't sound too bad at $6.25 per piece, but that's another story. Luckily, they were on sale for the low, low price of $69.99. Geeshhh--still way too much for me to pay for dishes when I have a cabinet full of white aged dinnerware at home.
Yesterday's mail brought 15% off coupons on sale items in the Home department at Belk. Last night (ok, really it was more like 1:00 this morning!) on the Belk website, they had Big Joz's new favorite, modern Lava dishes 75% off--that's right--$25 for the $100 set (that's $1.56 per piece, you math nerds!)
The "Completer Set" (platter & vegetable bowl) was also 75% off (down to $17.50 from $70).
So, today I head off to Belk with coupon in hand and proudly announce that I wanted four of those $25 bargains. The clerk politely told me that I must be mistaken on the price. Uh oh. Please don't tell me I'm wrong. That just doesn't happen you know. I insisted that I was going to pay the online advertised price of $25. In all her smug certainty, she took the box to the register to scan it to "verify" the $69.99 price for me. Lo and behold, it was she, not I, who was incorrect!!
So tonight, I've been unwrapping our new dishes. I ended up buying four sets (16 place settings) plus a completer set for $106.86. But wait...there's more! When I got home, I realized I had a credit on my Belk card (because I had paid if off earlier this year and overpaid by $100). So, in essence, today I purchased $502.90 worth of dishes for SIX DOLLARS AND EIGHTY-SIX CENTS!!!!
Merry Christmas Big Joz!
Love,
Your favorite Bargain Hunter
Friday, October 16, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Tammy The Trainer
This morning was a little different than my other mornings have been.
In an effort to not look like I do right now on my 40th birthday (which is January 29, 2010--mark your calendars now so you won't forget!), I have taken the personal trainer plunge. Seeing as how I'm unemployed and broke, I thought this was a smart move on my part.
Got to bed late last night and was up early this morning...little drizzling rain action going on, so of course, after the kids are off to school, what do I want to do? Go back to bed!!
However, I reluctantly go to my first scheduled visit with "Tammy the Trainer". She seemed nice enough...until she started abusing my body. Here's how it went down:
I started on the treadmill, going really fast and really steep...you know, like I almost have to run...uphill...for a whole FIVE minutes!
Then I have to go do some stuff on the "Smith Machine". The Smith Machine is not my friend. I do push ups, pull ups and all kinds of stuff on it.
After that comes squat lunge things. I look really ignorant, I'm quite certain, but Tammy the Trainer says I have great form. After my legs feel like jello, I do the elliptical for another five minutes.
Then back to more things that make me look stupid, only now with a big bouncy ball. I would prefer to just sit and bounce on it, but Tammy the Trainer says crunches would work my abs a little more, so I do some of those, then each side, then back to the middle.
At some point, I go do the bicycle...thank God--it's easy! Oh no, Tammy the Trainer jacks that thing up too! At the end of the 45 minute cruel and unusual punishment mission, I use some weights and squat, then reach to the side, squat, then reach to the other side. At this point, I collapse in the floor, then it's over.
So, here's what I've learned from Tammy the Trainer...I'm an Apple; she's a Pear. I have great calves. She has beautiful white teeth and beautiful red hair. And she's out to kill me.
In an effort to not look like I do right now on my 40th birthday (which is January 29, 2010--mark your calendars now so you won't forget!), I have taken the personal trainer plunge. Seeing as how I'm unemployed and broke, I thought this was a smart move on my part.
Got to bed late last night and was up early this morning...little drizzling rain action going on, so of course, after the kids are off to school, what do I want to do? Go back to bed!!
However, I reluctantly go to my first scheduled visit with "Tammy the Trainer". She seemed nice enough...until she started abusing my body. Here's how it went down:
I started on the treadmill, going really fast and really steep...you know, like I almost have to run...uphill...for a whole FIVE minutes!
Then I have to go do some stuff on the "Smith Machine". The Smith Machine is not my friend. I do push ups, pull ups and all kinds of stuff on it.
After that comes squat lunge things. I look really ignorant, I'm quite certain, but Tammy the Trainer says I have great form. After my legs feel like jello, I do the elliptical for another five minutes.
Then back to more things that make me look stupid, only now with a big bouncy ball. I would prefer to just sit and bounce on it, but Tammy the Trainer says crunches would work my abs a little more, so I do some of those, then each side, then back to the middle.
At some point, I go do the bicycle...thank God--it's easy! Oh no, Tammy the Trainer jacks that thing up too! At the end of the 45 minute cruel and unusual punishment mission, I use some weights and squat, then reach to the side, squat, then reach to the other side. At this point, I collapse in the floor, then it's over.
So, here's what I've learned from Tammy the Trainer...I'm an Apple; she's a Pear. I have great calves. She has beautiful white teeth and beautiful red hair. And she's out to kill me.
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